The Reader Survey

Believer readers vote for their favorite fictions

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I Am Not Sidney Poitier was chosen from a short list of novels selected by the editors of the Believer. We also asked our readers to fill out a survey card included in the January 2010 issue indicating which they thought were the three strongest works of fiction published in 2009. The top twenty most-represented novels we received from readers follow. Below that, please find a selection of additional eligible titles that received several honorable mentions.